Container and method of making same



CV 2L, i941., Q MEEK 2,260,149 CONTAINER AND METHOD oF MAKING SAME Filed Jan. 22,V 1940 l 2 Sheets-Sheet l /lrro/PNEX Oct. 21, 1941. J. B. MEI-:K 2,260,149

CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed Jan. 22, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A Tra/ME Y Patented Oct. 21, 1941 John B. Meek, Cleveland, Ohio, aussignortoThe.I

Buckeye Forging Company, Cleveland, Ohio, a 'y corporation of' Ohio Application January 22, 1940,'Serial No. 314,974

3 Claims'.

This inventionlrelates to 'a bushing and mounting thereof in the-wall ofV a container cr tank. Because of its sealing characteristic, the invention is-partic'ularly adapted for use in the walls of'tanks for liquids .or gases under pressure', for eXample,-storage tanksy for water connected with the city water supply. In many instances, tanks of this type'- (usually ltermed boilers) are conne'cte'd 'to and form part of afservi-ce system and are provided directly or indirectly with heating means, so that the internal pressure of the Water,`

dueto heating, is increased from time to time above 'that of city water when cold; and since the pressure rises when the water is hot and lowers when the hot water is drawn off and replaced by cold water from the `city mains, there is, on all portions of the tank walls and lttings therefor,- alternate expansionY and contraction stresses. While these stresses are relatively slight their repetitionweakens the fittings and in time causev leakage; In' tanks utilized for' this purpose and other tankswhere the bushingserved as a substantially permanent connection between a pipe and the-tank wall; it has been foundfmore economical to providebushings which could besecured 'in position' without welding, namely, a'

bushinghaving a angeat one endand engaging one side of the`=metal walls and a collar or neck tapering-toward its opposite end, which collar or neck was peened-over` intoengagement with the opposite side-of the wall. Whilethis form of bushing and mounting may be used in many inistances, ithasbeen found tov be unsatisfactory in tanks for holding a uid under pressure and especially where expansion andl contraction stresses were present, since the pressure combined with these stresses vdeveloped leakage around the bushing. To overcome this difliculty inI bushings of this type, I have incorporated therein a form of construction and method of assembly wherein the tank wall and'walls of thev bushing are interlocked together in liquid tight sealed relation; that is, the iiange of the bushing .is formed inwardly'of'its periphery with a circumferential recess or cavity in whichthe tank wall is forced bythe pressure applied to the collar or neck in peening the latter, so that without the use of a gasket and by means of a press operation, I am enabled to mount in a sheet metal wall a bushing` having a rigidly sealed,- interlocking relation between it and the wall.-

One object of the invention is to provide an' improved bushing and mounting therefor in a Container or tank wall capableA 0f formingr a/'wall `lal offtheteures-hereinafter 'set fort-n It` 50`ftank having an inlet pipey 2 for cold water leadrig-id, sealed' connection between thebushingzand wall. i

Another objectf of'thefinv-ention is to provide an improved processV -of 'mounting' bushing-sL inl tank l'-walls: whereby the bushings areinterlockedtothe'walls -andsealed to prevent leakage.

Another object offthe invention `is to provide in a vcontainer wallV an improved"bushingl andY mounting therefor wherein portions off the-wall and 'bushing are interlockedl to form' 'a sealed joint and to vincorporate with theseportions means* to prevent rotative nfxovern'entL of the lbush` ing relative Ito -the 'containerwall.

Other objects `of the invention will` be "apparent to'thoseskilled` in' the Yart `to 'whichmy inl'- Venti'on relates from lthe' following' description' takenl in" connection with the' 'accompanying drawings, wherein Fig.` 1 is a'fragmentary elevation ofa tank in 'which is mounted two'bshings'eachf embodying my invention.'

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary' section on' the line 2--2. of Fig. 1."

Fig. 3 is a, fragmentaryview', partlyfin'section illustrating the preliminary steps of "mounting Fig.'9 is a fragmentary section onthe lineS-Q ofiFigs. 'Tl'and 8.

Fig.' l0 is a fragmentary section showing the parts in assembled relation.

Figlll is a fragmentary section on the'line Il-TH of'Fig. 10."

In the drawings, rl indicates a tank which may be ofany suitable construction, for holding a iiuid. The tank shown for illustrative purposes consists of a-storage tank for hot water, forming part of a" hot water service system, the

ing from'the 'city mains and an outlet pip'e 3 for hotwater leading to' points of discharge.' Each pipe 2,'3,is\threaded into a bushing indicatedas an lentirety vat 4,=constructedand mounted in the will be understood that either or both pipes 2, 3, may be mounted in the side wall of the tank I likewise the tank may be provided with other bushings for a relief valve, drain pipe and pipes suitable tool I2 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5. In my construction of bushing mounting provision is made for crimping the metal Wall adjacent to its marginal circumferential edge portion leading to and from the heating means (not 5 and Causing Such lJOltOIl 110 flOW inwardly, S0

shown) where the latter is not incorporated with the tank. i

The bushing!! .preferably consists of a forging shaped to form an annular body portion 5, which is surrounded by a flange 6 and having a neck or collar 1 extending from the body portion on that side adjacent the face of the ange 6. The inner circumferential wall 'Ia of the neck 1 from the body portion 5 to its free end is inclined outwardly relative to the axis of the bushing so that it Vmay be readily peened laterally as later set forth.

The outer circumferential wall `of the neck 'I from the flange 6 to its free end is inclined slightly inwardly relatively to the axis of the bushing to facilitate insertion of the neck 'I through the opening Ib in theftank wall Ia and the positioning of the latter againstthe flange 6. A

It will be understood that the bushing II may be mounted in the wall VId in either position, that is, with the flange 6 engaging the outer side of the wall or its inner side, the latter arrangement being Vchosen for illustration. The flange 6 is formed with arecess 8 surrounding the neck 'I and adjacent thereto, the bottom wall of the recess being connected to the outer wall of the neck by a short radius as shown at 8a; whereas the outer wall ofy the recess is inclined upwardly and outwardly at substantially a 45 angle land forms with the face of the flange a relatively sharp angled shoulder 8b. The opening I b in the :tank wall I a has a predeterrnirieddiameterY which permits the' walls of the opening to closely fit the lower portion of the outer wall of the neck 1, when carrying out the step of assembling the bushing 4 with the-wall Ia, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

Next, the bushing 4 and wall Ia in their assembled relation are positioned in a suitable press between suitable dies carried by the anvil and thereciprocating member of the press,'so that in'the'downward movement of the reciprocating member the neck 'I is peened over to the position shown inFigs. 5 and 6, against the opposite side of the wall Ia. pressure exerted by dies in the down-stroke of the press reciprocating membenthe shoulder 8b in co-acting relation to the opposite portion of the peened over neck serves to crimp 0r compress the metal of the wallon a circumferential line 8'. As the pressure of the dies is greater toward l the outer circumferential portions of theA fiange and peened over neck, this compression of the metal causes that portion thereof inwardlyof the shoulder v8b toflow towards the neck, but? i asv theV edge of the metal opening I a is in abutting relation to the neck, such metal portion is caused to expand laterally into the recess 8 and under the inner portion of the-peened over neck,

asshown at 9, so that the wall becomes interlocked behind the shoulder andris forced under pressure `into and lls the space vbetween the peened over portion'of the .neck andwalls of the 3 recess and adjacent wall `of the neck, to form a liquid-tight, sealed relation therewith.

Finally,` screw threads ID are tapped into the internal wall of the body portion 5,*byV a suitable l tool indicated at II in dottedlines in Fig. 6. By

In this operation, due to the over neck and all space iilled with the up-set n metal to insure a positive seal.

. Figs. 7 to 11, illustrate a modified form of bushing and mounting wherein I provide within and throughout the recess 8 at uniformly spaced positions therein radially disposed inverted ,V-

ribs I3 formed integrally with the walls of the re' cess when the bushing is forged, the recess and the ribs I3 being formed simultaneously with and as a part. of the operationv of forming the `bushing. The ribs I3 project into the metal o fthe wall Ia due to the applied pressure between the` press anvil and the pressreciprocating member in the operation of peening Vthe bushing collar orY neck into its final position. As shown, the upper edges of the ribs I3 terminate in the planevofv the face of the flange 6 and have a narrow width Y at their bases so as to form sharp upper or freeedges for effecting indentation inthe wall -Ia without affecting the distortion orup-setting ofV the adjacent portions of the wall Ia to secure the interlock between it and the bushing. As the ribs extend to .and are integral with the collar or neck 1, they do not .prevent the assembly ofthe wall I a, and bushing withl the side edge o f the opening Ib in engagement withL the bushing neck, so that the latter may act as an abutment. for the wall toup-set the metal thereof duringV the vpeening operation, as already described. As

the ribs I3 are forced into the wall la in and as a result of the peening step, the wall and VbushingY are vlocked together to resist turning of the bush-- ing when a pipe or other device is screwed into the bushing or unscrewed therefrom, so` that thel rotative stresses are not at any time imparted) to those portions of the bushing and wallV which seal the joint between them, it being desirable to eliminate any strains which would affect the relation of these sealed together portions.

To those skilled in the art to which my invention relates, many changes in construction and widely differing-embodiments and applications of the invention willrsuggest themselves without departing from the spiritand scope of the invention. My disclosures and ,theV description herein are purely illustrative andare not intended to be in any sense limiting.

' What I claim is:

1. `The herein disclosed process of preparing oiltank'walls which consists in forming a bushing preference, the body -portion isv provided with a g tapered threaded internal wall, for which purpose such wall is first reamed out in any desired manner on the. dotted line 5 (see Fig. 5) by a consisting of an annular body portion having a neck lextending from one end thereof and surrounded by a flange formed with spaced recesses in end to end relation adjacent to and concentrically related to said neck and an annular wallengaging surface around said recesses and invert-vr ed substantially V-shaped members between adjoining end walls of said recesses, thenin pronviding the tank wall Vand forming therein anVV opening the circumferential edge of which engagingly fits the said neck, then in inserting the said neck through said opening to engage said annular surface with one side of the tank Wall, then applying pressure to the neck to peen that portion theerof outwardly of the tank rwall over onto its other side and compressing the wall between the peened over portion and said annular surface, whereby that portion of the wall inwardly of said compressed portion of said wall is distorted under pressure within said recesses and under said peened-over neck .portion with the V- shaped members compressed into said wall, to form a sealed interlocked relation between the tank wall and bushing.

2. A container having a sheet metal wall formed with an opening, a bushing comprising a body portion provided with a circumferential ange in engagement with one side of said wall and a neck extending through said opening, said flange being formed adjacent said neck with recesses concentric thereto and in spaced end to v end relation, the outer end portion of said neck the joint between said wall and bushing, each wall between adjoining recesses comprising a radially disposed inverted V-rib arranged to project into the metal of said marginal edge portion to prevent rotative movement of the bushing relative to said wall.

3. An assembly comprising a sheet metal wall formed with an opening andda bushing comprising a body ,portion provided With a neck and a circumferential flange formed with a series of spaced recesses in end to end relation adjacent to and in concentrical relation to said neck and an annular surface outwardly of said recesses in engagement with one side of said Wall, the marginal edge portion of said wall surrounding said opening therein being seated in said recesses and the neck extending through said opening and its outer annular portions swaged over onto the other side of said wall in opposed relation to said annular surface and bottom Walls of said recesses to seal the Wall therein, and the metal between the end walls of adjoining recesses having a subtsantially inverted V-shape and pressed into the metal of said sheet metal wall.

JOHN B. MEEK. 

